Hose-reel.



G. WAGNER.

HOSE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED 001221. 1911.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

' momma cnuimam PLANOGRAPH co CHAR-LES WAGNER, OF GRANTWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

HOSE-REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

Application filed October 21, 1911. Serial, No. 655,903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WAGNER, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Grantwood, in the county of Bergen. and 1 State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Hose-Reel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a 1 new and improved hose reel for use in garj dens and other places, and arranged to a permit of conveniently moving the hose reel about and on unreeling and stretching a desired length of hose from the water supply to the place to be sprinkled, at the same time permitting the water to pass through the unreeled portion of the hose as well as through the hose still wound up on the drum of the hose reel, and to allow of unreeling or reeling up the hose without moving the hose reel about.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a wheeled frame or a carriage adapted to run on the ground, a hose-carrying driun mounted to turn on the said frame and normally in contact with the wheels of the frame to rotate the drum on running the" frame about for reeling up or unreeling the hose accordmg to the dlrection 1n whlch the frame or carriage is run at the time, and

means for bodily raising the drum on the frame to disengage the drum from the wheels with a View to allow turningofthe drum at the time the frame is at a standstill.

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the hose reel showing the hose-carrying drum in a raised position; Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation 1 of the outlet valve, the section being on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and the valve being in open position.

On the main frame or carriage A of the of the drum frame C are provided with trunnions D, D, on which are mounted to turn the hubs or bearings E and E of a drum E, on which winds a hose F connected at one end with, a valved water supply G and at its other end with a pipe H extending radially from the hub or hearing E; hub or hearing E is made hollow and likewise the trunnion D which latter opens into the hollow hub or bearing E, and the inner end of the trunnion D is provided with a The flange D engaging a seatE formed on the hub or bearing E so as to insure a watertight joint between the trunnion D and the hollow hub or bearing E. A spring I is 'containeddn the hub or hearing ,Eand

presses with one end against the trunnion D and atthe other end against-acap E employed for closing the inner end of the hub or bearing E, as will be readily understood byreference to Fig. 2.' The trunnion D is 1 preferably provided with an annular groove D 'engaged by a set screw J held on the hub E to hold the said hub against axial movement on the trunnionD. The drum E is provided'at the sides with flat rims E, E normally resting on the peripheral faces of the wheels B, so that when the hose reel is moved about over the ground and the wheels B are turned, then a turning movement is given to the drum Ein either a forward or i a backward direction according to the direction 1n which the frame or carnage A 1S moved at the time so that the hose F is A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

either unreeled or reeled up on the drum E.

In order to render the hose drum E as light as possible use is made of spokes E extending from the hubs E and E outwardly in a radial direction to connect with the rims E E and oppositely-disposed spokes E are connected. with each otherby cross-bars E forming the main rim of the hosereel for supporting'the'hose F.

The inwardly-turned end C of the'drum frame or' handle C is made hollow and connected bya hollow side arm C with a hol lowj handle C terminating in a tapering plug 0 screwed to the member C connected with the other inwardly-turned end G as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. The plug C is surrounded by a valve K having an opening K adapted to register with a port 0 formed in the wall of the plug C and on the valve K is mounted a short piece of hose L provided at its free end with a nozzle N, of any approved construction. Now

when the drum frame or handle O is in a vertical position and the hose L hangs downward and rests on the peripheral face of the hose F wound on the drum E then the opening K of the valve K is out of register with the port C but when the frame or handle C is swung downward into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and the operator holds the piece of hose'L in an approximately horizontal position, then the opening K is in register with the port 0 and consequently water can now pass from the water supply G through the hose F, pipe H, bearing H, trunnion D, end G, member C plug C and valve K into the hose L and out of the same through the nozzle N to the place to be sprinkled. lVhen the operator drops the hose while the frame or handle 0 is in the inclined position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, then the valve K is swung automatically into closed position to cut off the water at the valve K and the plug C from the hose L and nozzle N.

In order to insure a proper reeling and unreeling of the hose F on the hose drum E, use is made of a guide pulley O mounted to screw on a screw rod P attached to arms Q secured to the frame A. The pulley O is preferably provided with a V-shaped groove into which is placed at the top the hose F and the peripheral face of the pillley O is close to the cross bars E of the drum E. hen the hose F is entirely wound up on the drum E- the pulley O is adjacent the rim E of the drum E, and when the hose'reel is now run forward and the drum E is rotated by contact of its rims E E with the wheels B then the pulley O is turned by the unreeling hose F, and in doing so it screws on the screw rod P thereby traveling toward the other rim E of the drum E. The thread on the screw rod P is arranged relative to the external diameter of the hose F so that on each complete revolution of the drum E the pulley O advances in a transverse direction a distance corresponding to the outside diameter of the hose F. When the hose reel is run backward or toward the supply G then the drum E is rotated in a reverse direction to reel up the hose unreeled from the supply G to the drum, and during this reeling up of the hose F the guide pulley O is caused to travel in a reverse direction, that is, toward the rim E to properly lay the hose onto the rim of the drum E, that is, with the convolutions of the hose one close to the other.

It will be noticed that when the hose reel is in use a permanent connection is made between the supply G and the pipe H, which in turn is connected by the means described wit-h the valve K, the short hose L and the nozzle N, and consequently any desired length of hose can be unreeled by running the carriage forward the desired distance, and then sprinkling can be begun in any desired direction owing to the short piece of flexible hose L connected with the valve K and carrying the nozzle N.

When it is desired to reel up or unreel the hose F without running the frame or carriage A about, it is necessary to lift the drum E bodily relative to the wheels B so as to disengage the rims E and E from the peripheral faces of the wheels B. Forthe purpose mentioned use is made of cams R formed or secured on the ends C and C of the frame or handle C, the said cams engaging the cam bottoms A of the bearings A, so that when the handle C is swung into a vertical position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, then the cams R on traveling up on the inclined faces of the bottoms A lift the handle and with it the trunnions D, D and the drum E journaled on the said trunnions. WVhen the handle C is swung downward into the inclined position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 then the cams R travel down on the inclined bottoms A of the bearings A, whereby the handle C and the parts supported thereon are lowered until the rims E and E rest on the peripheral faces of the wheels B.

It is understood that when the drum E is in the raised position, that is, is free of the wheels B, it can be readily turned on its trunnions D and D while the frame or carriage is at a standstill, and consequently the hose F is reeled or unreeled on rotating the drum in either a forward or a backward direction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A hose reel, comprising a carriage provided with wheels adapted to travel 011 the ground, a hose drum adapted to be moved in and out of contact with the said wheels and provided with a pipe, a hose adapted to wind and unwind on the said drum and having one end connected with the said pipe, the other end of the said hose being adapted to connect with a source of water supply, a hollow handle mounted to swing on the said carriage and on which the said drum is mounted to turn, the said handle being connected with the other end of the said pipe, and the said handle on swinging it in one direction lifting the drum out of engagement with the carriage wheels and on swinging it in the opposite direction moving the drum into contact with the said carriage wheels, and a nozzle connected with the said handle.

2. A hose reel, comprising a carriage provided with wheels adapted to travel on the ground, a hose drum adapted to be moved in and out of contact with the said wheels and provided with a pipe, a hose adapted to wind and unwind on the said drum and having one end connected with the said pipe, the other end of the said hose being adapted to connect with a source of water supply, a hollow handle mounted to swing on the said carriage and on which the said drum is mounted to turn, the said handle being .connected with the other end of the-said pipe, and the said handle on swinging it in one direction lifting the drum out of engagement with the carriage wheels and on swinging it 'in the opposite direction moving the drum into contact with the said carriage wheels, an outlet valve on the said hollow handle, and a nozzle connected with the said valve to open and close the latter on swinging the nozzle up or down.

8. A hose reel, comprising a carriage having wheels adapted to travel on the ground, a hose drum provided with a pipe, a hose adapted to wind and unwind on the said drum and having one end connected with the outer end of the said pipe, the other end of the hose being adapted to connect with a source of water supply, a hollow handle on the said carriage and provided with trunnions on which the said drum is mounted to turn, one of the said trunnions being hollowand connected with the said pipe, a valve on the said hollow handle, and a nozzle connected with the said valve.

4. A hose reel, comprising a carriage having wheels adapted to travel on the ground, a hose drum provided with bearings of which one is hollow, a pipe extending from the said hollow bearing, a hose adapted to wind and unwind on the said drum and having one end connected with the outer end of the said pipe, the other end of the hose being adapted to connect with a source of water supply, a hollow handle on the said carriage for moving the latter about, the handle having trunnions on which the said drum is mounted to turn, one of the said trunnions being hollow and opening into the said hollow bearing and the said handle being connected with the said hollow trunnion, a valve on the said hollow handle, and a nozzle connected with the said valve.

5. A hose reel, comprising a carriage having wheels adapted to travel on the ground, a hose drum adapted to move in or out of peripheral engagement with the said wheels, a hollow handle for moving the said carriage about and provided with trunnions on which the said drum is mounted to turn, a pipe on the said hose drum and connected with the said hollow handle by way of one of the said trunnions, a hose winding and unwinding on the said hose drum and having one endconnected with the said pipe, the other end of the said hose being adapted to connect with a sourceof water supply, an outlet valve on the said handle, and a nozzle connected with the said outlet valve for opening or closing the same on swinging the nozzle up or down.

6. A hose reel, comprising a carriage hav ing wheels adapted to travel on the ground, a hose drum adapted to move in or out of peripheral engagement with the said wheels, a hollow handle for moving the said carriage about and provided with trunnions on which the said drum is mounted to turn, a pipe on the said hose drum and connected with the said hollow handle by way of one of the said trunnions, a hose Winding and unwinding on the said'ho-se drum and having one end connected with the said pipe, the other end of the said hose being adapted to connect with a source of water supply, an outlet valve on the said handle, a nozzle connected with the said outlet valve for opening or closing the same on swinging the nozzle up or down, and means on the said handle and carriage for bodily raising or lowering the said hose drum to move the latter in or out of engagement with the said carriage wheels.

7 A hose reel, comprising a carriage having wheels adapted to travel on the ground, a hose drum provided with bearings of which one is hollow, a pipe extending from the said hollow bearing, a hose adapted to wind and unwind on the said drum and having one end connected with the outer end of the said pipe, the other end of the hose being adapted to connect with a source of water supply, a hollow handle on the said carriage for moving the latter about, the

handle having trunnions on which the said drum is mounted to turn, one of the said trunnions being hollow and opening into the said hollow bearing and the said handle being connected with the said hollow trunnion, a valve on the said hollow handle, a nozzle connected with the said valve, the said hollow bearing and the said hollow trunnion having contacting joint members, and a spring interposed between the said hollow bearing and the said hollow trunnion to hold the said joint members in contact one with the other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES WAGNER.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosrnn, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

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